General Custer and staff at Clover Hill, 1864
Clover Hill is a decaying 18th-century plantation house near Culpeper in Culpeper County , Virginia .[ 1] Clover Hill is best known for serving as the headquarters for Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer during the American Civil War .[ 1] [ 2] Clover Hill was home to James Barbour (26 February 1828 – 29 October 1895), a prominent American lawyer , planter, delegate from Virginia to the 1860 Democratic National Convention , delegate to the 1861 Virginia secession convention , and a major in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.[ 3] [ 4]
History
The house at Clover Hill was constructed in 1775.[ 1]
During the American Civil War , Clover Hill was used by Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer as his headquarters.[ 1] [ 2] Custer and his new bride Elizabeth "Libbie" Bacon honeymooned at Clover Hill during the Winter of 1864.[ 1] [ 2] Custer named his encampment "Camp Libbie" in his bride's honor.[ 2]
Architecture
Clover Hill exhibits a steeply pitched gabled roof with false dormers and arched windows.[ 1] Clover Hill is clad in a tongue and groove siding.[ 1] The home's architect is unknown.[ 1]
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